Wednesday, May 16, 2012

NY Yankees Slugger Mark Teixeira Re-Lists in Westlake, Texas (PHOTOS)

New York Yankees star Mark Teixeira is taking another stab at selling his Westlake, Texas home. The slugging first baseman, who is currently taking part in MLB Spring Training festivities at the Bronx Bomber’s facility in Tampa, Florida, has had the Vaquero estate on and off the market since he was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Atlanta Braves in 2007. Teixeira even resorted to leasing the property out last year – to New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton no less – and is now looking to offload the house once again after re-listing it for $3.995 million.

Located within the confines of the exclusive Vaquero Golf Club community, Tex’s lakefront estate, built in 2005, offers some 8,554-square-feet of living space, with a total of four bedrooms and eight baths. There is also a separate, one-bedroom guest house, which sits adjacent to the main home. The property features a contemporary, Tuscan-inspired design and features a gourmet kitchen, home theater, expansive game room and wet bar and a two-level office. A sizeable master suite includes not only his and her baths, but also a gas fireplace and a private patio area with an infinity-styled hot tub, while the rear of the property comes complete with a sizeable patio and outdoor kitchen, recessed pool and a gas fire pit.

A collegiate player of the year at Georgia Tech, Teixeira was drafted fifth-overall by the Rangers in 2001 and would eventually play four-and-a-half seasons for Texas before being dealt in a deadline deal to the Braves in 2007. He was dealt by Atlanta to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim the following season and would eventually ink an 8-year, $180 million pact with the Yankees during the 2008 offseason. A two-time All-Star, three-time Silver Slugger and four-time Gold Glove Award-winner, Teixeira enters the 2012 season, what will be his tenth in big leagues, as a .281 lifetime hitter, with 314 home runs and 1,017 RBI’s.